Metro Water to reorganize water distribution in the city

C Shivakumar

Chennai:

In the wake of declining water levels in the reservoirs, Chennai Metro Water is reorganizing it water distribution in the city.

Metro Water sources told Express on Saturday that the reservoirs which supply water to the city have only 2,349 million cubic feet as such the reorganization arrangement is being made in seven zones.

The seven zones include Tondiarpet, Royapuram, Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Anna Nagar, Teynampet, Kodambakkam and Adyar. "We are working out an arrangement where the reorganisation of piped water distribution is done on alternate days," Metro Water officials said.

The piped water is currently supplied from Poondi, Red Hills and Chembarambakkam. Officials said that Poondi has 352 million cubic feet of water, Red Hills has 901 million cubic feet of water and Chembarambakkam has only 1,096 million cubic feet.

However, there will be no change in the present rate of water supply in the eight zones, Metro Water sources said. These include Tiruvotiyur, Manali, Mdhavaram, Ambattur, Valasaravakkam, Alandur, Perungudi and Sholinganallur.

Metro Water sources said that they are banking on 300 cusecs of Krishna water per day from June first week once the temporary works by Andhra Pradesh irrigation department in Uppalamadagu canal near Kalalahasti in Andhra Pradesh gets overbesides getting additional water from Neyveli, Tamaraipakkam and Poondi wellfields.

“The water situation in the city depends on the rain gods, who have to shower their blessings so that the piped water supply could return to normal,” metro water sources added.